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American Swedish '73 continues the pattern of successor vol­umes
to the A m e r i c a n Swedish Historical Foundation Yearbook,
and contains a galaxy of articles of interest to readers of the
QUARTERLY. Albin Widén surveys the now established institu­tion
of "Swedish-American of the Year," and two following
articles describe the 100-year history of Nordstjernan-Svea and
Gerhard Rooth, its long-time editor and the 1972 Swedish-Amer­ican
of the Year. Arthur Landfors has an article on Thyra Ferré-
Björn, the writer. Two pieces on Bishop Hill, by John Norton
and Albin Widén, are followed by a couple of review articles,
one on the films "Joe Hill" and "The Emigrants," the next on
Sture Landmark's Swedish A m e r i c a 1914-1932 (published by the
SPHS). Several articles deal with research and the facilities
for research: the emigration research group at Uppsala; the
Nordic Collections in Honnold Library, Claremont; Växjö's
House of Emigrants; Värmland's Emigrant Register in Karlstad;
the New Sweden Historical Museum in Maine, and the Er­lander
Home Museum in Rockford. Additional articles of mis­cellaneous
content include Folke Hedblom's "Dialect Hunters";
an analysis of why Karl Oskar and Kristina and many others de­cided
to emigrate; Carl Widén on Swedish pioneers in Texas; a
discussion of Sweden's sexual code; and a short piece on the new
Swedish Council of America. It is indeed a rewarding literary
smörgåsbord. Several of the articles have appeared previously
in other publications and some have been translated from
the Swedish. The paper-bound volume, edited by Leif Sjöberg,
is available from the American Swedish Historical Foundation,
Philadelphia.
* $ $
The Scandia Baptist Church in Waconia, Minnesota, pictured
on page 72 of the January issue of the QUARTERLY, has been
moved to the Bethel Seminary Campus in St. Paul, where it
will become a historic shrine. It dates from 1857, and is the
oldest Swedish Baptist church building in the United States.
149
The Minneapolis Tribune of 9 December 1973, in its "Picture"
section, carried an extensive and generously illustrated article
on Swan Turnblad and the remarkable house he built as his
monument, now the headquarters of the American Swedish In­stitute,
which he founded. Turnblad was an innovative editor
and publisher of a Swedish newspaper, S v e n s k a Amerikanska
Posten, and he invested with extraordinary success in The Great
Northern Railroad and in real estate. The elaborate house might
be said to be the Minnesota counterpart of William Randolph
Hearst's "castle" in California, except that the Institute has
5,800 members and an active program.
* * $
Nils William Olsson, Coordinator for the Swedish Council of
America, is busy in the process of organizing Swedish communi­ties
for the celebration of the Bicentennial in 1976.
* * *
Change of address? To insure regular delivery of the QUARTER­L
Y and to minimize the woes of the postal service, please notify
the Society office (5125 N. Spaulding Ave., Chicago, I I I , 80625)
six weeks in advance of any change of address. Be sure to send
old address (preferably cut from the back of your last QUARTER­LY,
as well as the new address—with zip code.
* * *
Naboth Hedin, long a most active and effective agent of Swed­ish
American cultural relations, died in Kansas City, Missouri,
on November 26,1973, at the age of 89.
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American Swedish '73 continues the pattern of successor vol­umes
to the A m e r i c a n Swedish Historical Foundation Yearbook,
and contains a galaxy of articles of interest to readers of the
QUARTERLY. Albin Widén surveys the now established institu­tion
of "Swedish-American of the Year," and two following
articles describe the 100-year history of Nordstjernan-Svea and
Gerhard Rooth, its long-time editor and the 1972 Swedish-Amer­ican
of the Year. Arthur Landfors has an article on Thyra Ferré-
Björn, the writer. Two pieces on Bishop Hill, by John Norton
and Albin Widén, are followed by a couple of review articles,
one on the films "Joe Hill" and "The Emigrants," the next on
Sture Landmark's Swedish A m e r i c a 1914-1932 (published by the
SPHS). Several articles deal with research and the facilities
for research: the emigration research group at Uppsala; the
Nordic Collections in Honnold Library, Claremont; Växjö's
House of Emigrants; Värmland's Emigrant Register in Karlstad;
the New Sweden Historical Museum in Maine, and the Er­lander
Home Museum in Rockford. Additional articles of mis­cellaneous
content include Folke Hedblom's "Dialect Hunters";
an analysis of why Karl Oskar and Kristina and many others de­cided
to emigrate; Carl Widén on Swedish pioneers in Texas; a
discussion of Sweden's sexual code; and a short piece on the new
Swedish Council of America. It is indeed a rewarding literary
smörgåsbord. Several of the articles have appeared previously
in other publications and some have been translated from
the Swedish. The paper-bound volume, edited by Leif Sjöberg,
is available from the American Swedish Historical Foundation,
Philadelphia.
* $ $
The Scandia Baptist Church in Waconia, Minnesota, pictured
on page 72 of the January issue of the QUARTERLY, has been
moved to the Bethel Seminary Campus in St. Paul, where it
will become a historic shrine. It dates from 1857, and is the
oldest Swedish Baptist church building in the United States.
149
The Minneapolis Tribune of 9 December 1973, in its "Picture"
section, carried an extensive and generously illustrated article
on Swan Turnblad and the remarkable house he built as his
monument, now the headquarters of the American Swedish In­stitute,
which he founded. Turnblad was an innovative editor
and publisher of a Swedish newspaper, S v e n s k a Amerikanska
Posten, and he invested with extraordinary success in The Great
Northern Railroad and in real estate. The elaborate house might
be said to be the Minnesota counterpart of William Randolph
Hearst's "castle" in California, except that the Institute has
5,800 members and an active program.
* * $
Nils William Olsson, Coordinator for the Swedish Council of
America, is busy in the process of organizing Swedish communi­ties
for the celebration of the Bicentennial in 1976.
* * *
Change of address? To insure regular delivery of the QUARTER­L
Y and to minimize the woes of the postal service, please notify
the Society office (5125 N. Spaulding Ave., Chicago, I I I , 80625)
six weeks in advance of any change of address. Be sure to send
old address (preferably cut from the back of your last QUARTER­LY,
as well as the new address—with zip code.
* * *
Naboth Hedin, long a most active and effective agent of Swed­ish
American cultural relations, died in Kansas City, Missouri,
on November 26,1973, at the age of 89.
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